No binge for a week? IMPOSSIBLE?!

There hasn't been ONE week where I haven't binged once!
I always tell myself that the next week I'll do good, but sometimes I just end up binging, mostly on weekends, especially saturdays.
Is it because I'm bored? Is it because I'm pms'ing? Or is it because I'm near the kitchen at home?
Usually on week days, I always do good because I'm not around food or junk.
But now I am craving cookies, icecream and cake wich I have here and I don't know what to do. I'm not hungry, but my minds telling me to eat!
What is wrong with me? I feel disgusting
Has anyone felt like this? What did you guys do to makeyourselves feel better?
I know tomorows a new day, but it always seems like I've gained weight in one night?
Help!
thanks

Why don't you get rid of all the "unhealthy" foods or get more healthy versions of them?

but even though i replace the unhealthy foods, i know i will binge on the healthy ones anyway.
I think its a problem of self-control

Seek some motivation...

Food is taken advantage of by many people. If it's in your house it's going to be there the next day, where you can fit it into your new caloric plans. Before you put it in your mouth, think twice about if you really want it or need it.

What's more important...Becoming healthy and adopting a new lifestyle or eating everything in sight?

Become more active, such as doing a 30 minute walk. Drink plenty of water and eat alot of raw veggies and fruit.

I have the same problem. I never buy junk food b/c if I do I will eat it. But, even if I buy healthy-luna bars, yogurt, anything-I eat too much of it. I can eat 3 bowls of Cheerios in one sitting! And I have to keep some food in my house since I have a six yr old.

However, all I can do is try not to beat myself up and try and do better 2morrow. I have good days and bad. But 6 good and 1 bad is WAY better than 6 bad and 1 good ;)

I'm finding that pattern in my life as well.  It's a rare week where I don't have one or two days where I'm barely able to stay below my maintenance limit (and the ice cream is relentless).

I don't think there's much to be done about it that would guarantee it.  Even if you get rid of the junk, you may find yourself in an out-of-house situation where it's there in front of you, which is where I consume the most calories.

So, there's not much more to say than the typical:  Keep your limit in mind for the day and stick to it (once you hit your limit, mentally remind yourself of that fact), if you get bored and find yourself drifting towards the kitchen, get outside.  If it's raining, just ban yourself from the kitchen and read a book or something.  Do one of your favorite things that doesn't involve food.  Heck, just go for a drive.  Drink some water.

I'm finding that despite a decent amount of times where I've blown my limit that my weight is still dropping over the long-term.  So, I'd hope the same pertains to you.  Don't think that binging or the cravings are going to stop overnight, but don't think that you're totally without self-control.  Keep the long-term in mind and keep the struggle up day-to-day.

In short, hang in there and good luck!

I have a question posted on my fridge: Are you hungry? If the awnser is no, I stomp and pound and throw a fit but I DO NOT eat. Sometimes I get some water or a diet soda, to feel like I got something. I hate not eating! But if I am stressed/ bored/ ANYTHING but hungry, I don't let myself eat. Most of the time, anyway. Everyonce in a while I eat something for reasons other than hunger (ie: it tastes good) but I will only eat a portion size and stop there. I am a recovering emotional eater, so I know ALL about binges. I used to eat a whole bag of doritos or something when ever I got sad or depressed or lonely or bored. I got sick of playing this stupid game with myself, because I would just feel sadder and lonelier and even physically sick afterwards. Walking through my neighborhood or surfing the net is how I deal with boredom now. I hope I helped a little!

this is great advice!
but tomorow is fathers day, and I knowww there's going to be dessert, but I CANT resist that.
I find it weird that everytime i dont have any sugar, the next day that's all i crave and once i go to sleep and wake up i am HUNGRIER
is this normal?

Maybe it's more of a psychological thing. I know for me, I can't diet because I just crave everything that I'm not allowed to have.

If I just tell myself that I need to eat smaller amounts of everything, I can have 1/2 scoop of icecream and a bite of chocolate and that's enough. But the only thing that tastes better than chocolate is forbidden chocolate. I don't know if this would work for everyone but it seems to work for me. I don't have a set day where I can "cheat", I just let myself eat what I want, but don't go overboard with it.

I just want to say that for 2 years I have been Bulimic. It all started when I became obsessed with losing weight. I was about 50 lbs (23 kilos) overweight and I really wanted this guy to notice me. So during the summer after my sophomore year in college I started eating about 200 calories a day (and I often tried to eat less) and running 2-3 miles a day. Then about once every 3 or 4 days, often at night after everyone had gone to bed, I would open the refrideratior and eat maybe 2000 calories. All in one sitting, without even moving away from the fridge. I still to this day have no idea how my mother didn't realize exactly what was going on.

Anyways, after these nights I would punish myself, usually be not eating a single calorie the next day and running about 5 miles. What I was doing to my body was entirely awful, and has created serious health issues. Unfortunately, I became wrapped up in losing weight and I didn't even realize what I was doing. After about a year and a half, during which I alienated many of my friends and became socially disconnected, I realized I had a problem. It occured to me one day when I had eaten so much food that I was curled up in a ball on the kitchen floor, crying and moaning from the pain. I spoke with my mother and together we managed to get me help. I started eating properly, and trying very hard to avoid binging. Sadly, I still had the urges to binge and it's been a long process to become healthy.

Today, I want to say that I have not binged in a month. I am living alone, which certainly makes it easier for me to just buy the food that I will eat that day, but at the same time I keep healthy snacks like apples or yoghurt cups around so that if I do get a bit hungry I can eat something that is healthy. I eat one of something, drink a glass of water and ask myself if I am still hungry, or if it is time for me to maybe have a real meal (anywhere in the area of 400-600 calories). This is not to say that I don't have the occasional after dinner cookie, but one or two do not hurt if it is within my calorie range. So, I allow for the calories when I am planning out my day.

I don't know if this last paragraph will help you or not, but I just wanted to share my story. If you think that you seriously have a binging, you should seek professional help. Please, also tell the people who live with and around you; it seriously helps when the people who you are interacting with on a daily basis understand that you have a problem and that you need help overcoming it. If you don't it could lead, as it did in my case, to alienation and lost relationships.

I hear you. Coming from an overweight anorexic (how cruel is that???) It is vital to have support. Let yourself cheat a little. Try to make it ok cheating though (dark cocoa instead of milk, dried fruit instead of candy...etc). Keep in mind things like chocolate that is more than 65% pure cocoa is actually not as bad for you as it seams. In fact ""Research conducted by scientist from Holland's National Institute of Public Health and Environment shows that chocolates contain antioxidants called Catechins and Phenols. These antioxidants could prevent heart diseases and cancer....Researchers believe that most of the bad effects of eating chocolate are either overstated or entirely false. For example, chocolate also has not been proven to cause cavities or tooth decay. Rather, it helps thwart mouth bacteria and stop dental decay."" (http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20030827/dark- chocolate-is-healthy-chocolate)

So, let yourself have a treat. Another advantage: dark chocolate is really rich and the higher the cocoa, the less you want to eat. Go ahead, binge on that? You won?t even want to SEE junk for a good month or so.

Don?t know how much help I am. Just don?t loose hope and keep going. Two steps forward and one step back is still one step forward.